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lOdftd by a Spell
CIIAt'TUH VIII.
Jiiillth was quite right: although lirr
word filled me Willi fp.it. they could
not destroy, or even weaken, tlie fascl
nml"ii he nxerrfted over riie. Oiir mar
ting day wns fixed. How dlstlfieti.v I
remember every nlnect nnd event of tlml
day. Tlit ceremony waa, of ccurse, to
t celebrated at Little Bethlehem by
llii- bride's father. All tli principal
mernlier of the cotigregatlmi were In Ik
of til party, anil the Itev. Ohadtnh Toi
ler provided llio entertainment Willi no
niggardly hand.
When I entered the parlor I found It
full of neonle. Of these two solemn'
looking young men, whom I had often
seen nt chanel. renresented the groom'
men. and two remarkably eouHonklni
girls, daughter of Mr. Humphries, the
bridesmaid.
Two or three dark-looking cab were
Ht the ante, nnd when all wan ready we
stilled forth. Martha wn standing In
the lull, holding the house door In her
hsnd. I hail never exchanged a wora
with her since that night when she way
laid mo upon the landing: Indeed, had
never en her, except when she wailed
at meal time. How sorrowfully she
Innked at me that moraine! A I passed
out Into the garden with Miss Hum
phries npou my arm, ahe threw au oM
ahoe after me. The young lady was
astounded, and 1 heard, her master pause
for a moment to rebuke her for anrh a
"heathenish" act, aa he wai plcaicd to
tilt. It.
Although In the height of summer. It
waa a moat miserable morning. I rem
edge to edge of the horizon, the aky was
one of uniform leaden hue; there waa a
flue, aoaklng rain, that blurred and blot
ted to tho eye every more distant ob
ject: the aaturated treea kept up a con
stant drip, drip: the calyx of every Bow
er waa a miniature lake: and ou the
point of every leaf and blade of grass
)UlTereil globules of wnter. Large poo'
la) In the graveled path, and the earth
was soddened.
The little chapel was chill and gloomy
at a vault, and the damp atmosphere
clung upon every object dimming the
windows, end half-vetllug the cold, gray
light that struggled through them.
"Not a pleasant day for a marriage,
remarked Miss Humphries, solemnly: it
was tho Erat remark she had addressed
to me.
"More fitting for a funeral." I answer
ed drearily.
She looked at me rather strangely, and
It cirtalnly mast bare sounded a some
what strange remark in the mouth of a
bridegroom.
The ceremony, according to the tenets
of these people, commenced: and aa I
took her band, I looked at Judith for the
first time that morning. She teemed
unconscious of my glance. Her face waa
deathly pale, and very rigid. Hie one
who had nerved herself to a terrilde and
renuliire task, aa indeed die had. The
touch of my hand awoke her from ber
revtrie. She shuddered: but I thought
there waa less of hardness and scorn
In her manner, aa well I might, for
ber tears were falling fast.
Mr. 1'orter also was not quite him
self; he seemed agitated and nervous. To
Id fancy his prayers sounded
like a eerrice for the dead. At last
It waa all over. The whole party was
gathered near the door preparatory to
lent Inc. Judith and her father had gone
Into a little room that stood near the
Mtnnpe. where she had left her wrap-
plugs. I was the last. Moodily I was
f'owlng the rest, when my eyes lap
prned to fall uion a small glittering
ohiect It was a goldeu locket. In pick.
In; it up my finger pressed the spring
and opened it What a thrill ran through
me: It contained the portrait of a girl
of almut 14. It was the face of the
child I bad met in the Norman gateway!
Who had dropped It or how hs.t it
come here? ruling It Into my pocket. I
revolved to carefully note any pernio
who should appear to or speak of having
lost anything.
The cabs conveyed ns home again, and
the dinner was waiting. Towards ercn-
Inr the company dlsiiersed, but no per
son snoke of a loss, ond the mystery
of the locket remained an iuscrufcble
n.jucry. I would not make any In
quires for thewuer. as I had resolved
nor to nart with It. I hugged It
treasure: and. somehow, amidst the mis
ery ot that day. it fell upon my heart
like a zleam of hope.
While waiting, nt table Marthn con-
trhed to slip a piece of paper Into my
hi ml. My linger Instinctively gruriied
It Our visitors had gone. Judith had
retired to ber room to chauge her drees,
nml Mr. l'orter was in his storeroom. I
, Ixcd the iipiiortiiuity to exnmlne the
paper. It was n note, out written in
srrivl almost Illegible. It ran thus.
"This Is my last dny here. I leive
to-morrow. Always to tie heard of at
No. a Ual:strnw building, Camden
Town. Take ear of yourself. God
bb-M Mill. MAItTHA
S.. I was deprived ff my only fiieiid
I was now utterly alone in the lion's
din. A new feeling of fear and disso
lution fell upon my heart
town I would sell the bundle ot clothes,
and the money would provld me with
food and lodging on the way. I had no
conception of the road, but I resolved
that I would take the one down vflilth
I had seen her disappear. She ssM that
she understood that to be tho right one.
I would follow In her steps.
The day was Just dawning when I
came upon a large, OM-rasnionen village.
"Leave the clothes with mo. I dop't
wont to look nt them. I wilt lend jou
five dollars. That will taka yon. to jour
friend, and leave somo money to boot
If. vnnr iweket. Any time von bring me
or semi ma the money you shall have
rone clothes back asnlu. A mil anil a
half from hero It the railway ststlon.
In half an hour a train will slop there.
You will be able to catch that comfort
ably. I will walk a little distance with
you. and put you In tha right path. Stop
a minute, and I'll urtng you m
u'tihmit wniilnir to listen to my fer
vent ihsnks. ha left the room. Never
In my lift had I feit so light-hearted and
hopeful. , ..
1 rose from the chair to take the
clothes out of the handkerchief and
iniuili Uim. aa they must have l-ccn
somewhat crumpled by doing service as
a pillow; also to take out the change of
linen which I could not do without, m
doing so, my eyes fell upon a portrait.
hung In a dark corner or me room, u
was that of a woman, with bright au-
ITt.HM.1 In t-lnUtlt Yn-t. BIhI CXHattSt-
cd for wont of food, for i had eaten Um hnr tfun.pjreotiv f,lr complevlon.
nothing since dinner time the day bo.orts ,)u(1 K Tfry tautlful. pensive face,
my steps began to flag. I looked ronnil ... .--...i-i-, in that came back
CHAI'TISn IX.
I could endure It no longer, and so I
fle.1. One month after my nvuiung nigh
I left that roof forever. Upon what
panted during that moutli 111) llpt are
sealed. To no living beiug shall I eicr
reveal the story of my sufferings during
Ihnso thirty-one days.
On the night of the 31st of Augutt. 1
crept out of my chamber, ascended to
the boy" room and. unseen and unheard
by thein, opened their window and de
scended to the garden by meaus of the
pear tree. Vividly did my frightful
dream come back upon me at that mo
ment, and I almost expected to see the
red snake with his glittering eyet writh
ing round some leafy branch. Hut I
reached the ground In safety, without
encountering any object, fanciful or r.-al.
In Icbs than three mluutes more I was
lu the high road, a vagabond, n homeless
tulcast but a free man. All my worldly
possessions were the suit of clotbea I
wore, ond my wedding stilt nnd a change
of linen that I carried tied up lu a bun
dle. It was a bright moonlight night.
t ... n. r.r..vll uluiire upon the only
I had ever known and wolled
I r. I - Anu.n.1
I made towards Itury. I passed Lit
tle Bethlehem, aud thought, with a shud
V;. . ,,.h,u. dnv. Then I en
tered tho town, and took the street that
i... ... ii,.. MA Abbey mint. I bad
iinter seen them since that October
night. I stopped at tht old Norman gate
way, and peered into Ita shadows, almoat
expecting to encouuter the sweet, pale
u.i.i. lint all was silent and
.u...i n soul was In sight.
Whither was I going? 1 wat going to
Martha. I had carefully preserved her
note, I knew ahe would give ma a fhel
ttr until I could obtain aome kind of
.mnlovment When I reached the next
nme lilsro to rest: there was no ilgn
of lUt In any of the houses all seemed
buried In sleep. 1 walked slowly on
until I came to a little swing gate, which
led to the village church an anil-nt
looking building, embossed In ttces.
Here. I thought. Is a quiet spot where
I can rest a little while. I opened the
gate, and passed through.
It was n pretty, quiet spot. I could
not have found a better for an hour a
rest. There was a heavy dew upon the
long glass, so I stretched myself upon a
high, flat tombstone, and placed my bun
dle beneath my bead. I was very weary,
and In spite of the cold air of the dawn,
that made me shiver, I fell fast asleep,
with the twittering of the waking birds
sounding In my ears.
When I awoke the snn was shining
brightly, and the birds were In full song.
Vat a moment I could not comprehend
niy position. I sat up and looked round,
lint my doubtt were only of a second.
Then 1 knelt down agalntt my stone
lied nnd offered up .1 thanktgirlng Tor
my deliverance, and a fervent prayer
for my future safety.
When I rose from my knrs I became
conscious that I waa not alone. Seated
npou a tomb a little distance from me.
ami attentively watching me, was an
old gentleman dressed like a respecta
ble farmer.
"C!ood morning, young man," he said.
in a cheery voice: "you've had rather a
cold bed. I'm thinking. I suppose you ve
been traveling all night r
Yes, sir. I answered. "From Bury.
by. that isn't more than ten miles!
You should have had a little more sleep
In your bed. my lad. and have started
about this time. Enough to give you
your death of cold to lie ont here and go
to sleep In the dew. You don't look
very strong, either. herever yon re
going, you won't get on now till you've
had a bit of breakfast"
I colored up at the mention of break
fast I had not a farthing ot money,
and until I could dispose of the con
tents of my bundle, I could not procure
a mouthful I thanked him. took up my
bundle, wished him good morning and
turned to go.
"Stop, stop! come here a minute," he
called out
I advanced a few steps nearer to him.
He scrutinized me more carefully than
ever, with tbe expression or a man wno
was about to make a proposition of
doubtful prudence.
Here, here! you snail come and break
fast with me," be said, after a minute a
pans. "I like the look ot you, and I
don't think von're a tramo."
I thauked him very much for his kind- I
nest, which, under the circumstances. I
certainly bad .not strength of mind
enough to decline. We left the church
yard aud proceeded down a lovely green
lane canopied wltn trees.
I alwaya rise at nve, said the old
gentleman, as we walked along; "and.
unless It is very bad weather, take a
walk as far as the churchyard. It's
been my custom for many years, and, I
suppose, will continue to be so until some
morning I am .carried there, never to
come back again. Nothing like exercise.
honever. aud the early morning air,
to delay that litle event; but not sleep
ing on tombstones," he added, with a
laugh.
Aft,-r about ten minutes' walk we
stopped liefore a dor in a high garden
wall, which my conductor opened with a
key. and facing us at the end of a gar
den path was the prettiest cottage I bad
ever seen, very oio-rasiiioneu, ami cu-
ircb covered with roses and woodbines.
that loaded the whole air with delirious
perfume. The garden was beautifully
laid out In flower beds; on one side was
a grape house, on the other a conserva
tory, filled with tbe most brilliant col
ored plant. The rays of the morning
sun were slanting brightly across the
scene, aud Imparting to it the most
joyously cheerful air.
"How different to the house I have
just left!" I thought,
"Pretty place, isn't It?" said the old
gentleman.
"Sweetly pretty." I murmured.
He led the woy Into a little low
roofed room, -darkened by the overhang
lug blocMims that bung thickly over the
latticed window. It was eon-fortnbly.
Iiidred. handwmely. furnished. The table
nils laid for breakfast. A second cup
and saucer and plate were soon produced
by a kind-looking. inidd!-aged woman,
and I was soon sitting before a sulMtan
tlal meal ot eggs aud bacon, and cold
beef, to he washed down by plenty of
strung coffee. Never bad food been so
grateful t'l me before, and I certainly
lid ample justice to it. I could per
elve that uiy host every now and then
aid a curious glance nt me. ns though 1
nrcM-iited something of a puzzle to Mm.
"Now, if I might be permitted to haz
ard a guess, I should fancy you W(-re
something in the parson Hue," he said.
leaning bark In his chair.
I disclaimed the honor.
"Well, It was the long hair and the
queer-looking blurk clothes that put that
idea into my head; and you look so seri
ous for a lad of your years. I have It!
You re a school usher.
I confessed that .his last guess was
correct
Ah. noor fellow! No wonder you
look so miserable!" he said, compassion
ately. "It must be a hard life, anil
badly paid one: and I suppose lou've
left your place? Where are you j.oing
now?"
I am col ne to the city."
You've friends there. I suppose?"
I have one, sir, who I think will help
iinou me like a memory. " seemcu 10
nie that I had seen that face somewhere.
While I ttood trying to remember, the
old gentleman re-entered the room.
"Ah. you're looking at my poor gitl a
portrait," he said, in a sau voice.
"Your daughter's, sir?"
"Y mi only one."
"Is she still living?" I asked, some
what hesltatinclr.
"She hat been dead these eighteen
rears." he answered, sorrowfully
"I must be mistaken; I waa oulr an
Infant In arms at that time," I thought.
He gave me the money, but would
not listen to mv thank.
"Tut, tut!" he said; "that nothing.
I'd give you more. It I really knew you
were all right: but I have been so often
taken in that I'm doubtful of even body
now. Hut I like your looks; but I've
liked others that have beeu the property
ot great vagabonds.
(To be continued.)
DRAUGHT DOQS IN HOLLAND.
Animal Doea the Work of the Donkey
In the Law Countries
la Holland and llelgluui tbe. dog oc
cupies the place which tbe doukcy
docs lu several oilier countries. In
the former the sight of a. couple of
dogs dragging along a pushcart loaded
with vegetable. Bowers or shining
tulllt cans Is a familiar one. They
trot along underneath the cart, with
in easy reach of the blunt toe ot the
sabot of the woman, who walks be
hind it to guide It by the bandies at
tached at that point
In Itelglura the dogs are hitched In
front, as the Russians attach their
horses to their droskles, three abreast
and are guided" by a pair of rope reins
fastened to a muzzle about the nose
of tbe dog in tbe middle.
Itceently tbe National Cart Dog As
sociation, organized to regenerate the
original race of Belgian mastiffs, held
Its first exhibition of cart dogs. The
FIcnihh breeders have found that In
crossing the Belgian mastiffs with the
Great Danes, with the Idea of Increas
ing the size of tbe cart dogs, and so
securing additional strength, thejr
made a mistake. Tbe result proved
to be animals with weak hindquarters
and disproportionate limbs. Now they
are endeavoring to revive the original
stock.
The women and dogs of these two
little countries are another evidence
tbat human and canine nature are the
same tbe world over. When one sees
the whlte-cnpped Belgian milk woman
with her dogs standing near a well,
tbe woman having a battered can
slung on ber forearm, one Instinctive
ly becomes suspicious. The suspicion
Is confirmed when one discovers a po
liceman detaining at tbe roadside a
pair of sulky-faced milkmaids, with
their dog team and cart laden with
slender-necked milk cans, while be
Jots tbelr names lu bis little book
against a charge of watering milk.
When tbe cart comes to a standstill
the dogs are no longer draught ani
mals, but dogs. They sit or He com
placently down and loll tbelr tongues
from tbelr open mouths. Apparently
they have forgotten tbat they are ani
mals Intended for human companion
ship, but condemned to hard labor for
life.
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WHY THE IIUSBIND SHOULD HILX.
fly ntltn OHIItU,
There is a strong tcudency.ln tho present dny
among women who rail themselves, "advanced"
to protest against a mini's authority In Ills own
household. Women, they say, ire fully equal to
men lu common sense, judgment, and, when the
opportunity Is afforded for Its exercise, In execu
tive ability- To this question there la but one
inswer vis.: every government require a nom
inal head, and custom and tradition, ns well as
tbe fact that It I the duty of tho man to provide for bla
family, ai hla superior physical atreugth etuible hltn to do,
as a rule, assign him tlit place In bis household. Well
regulated couple never quarrel over this.
Much pernicious nonsense Is talked, often by people
who ought to know better, about men being "masters In
tbelr own bouses," of wives who "do not tlaro to call their
souls their own." Not long since a woman's paper, which
counts Its circulation by tens of thousands, published a
story of a wife whore husband bought her clothes did the
family marketing, etc.; a woman who, when, like a worm,
she turned at last, told ber oppressor that alio Intended
to leave him beeauto she never had S cents wherewith to
ouy a postage stamp. "Can such things be?" On the
other hand, much poor, wit has been leveled nt the house
hold In which "the gray mare la the belter horse." I'ojsb
bly the home, where tho wlfo rules and tho husband sub
mits to her sway for the sake of iieace and qulotness, may
be a little less tulterablo than the one where tho husband
Is a tyrant and tbe wife a spiritless slave; since women
are usually pleasant when they have their own way, and
It Is the mistress of tbe house who makes it a home. There
can be no peace where there Is contention, and happiness
can exist only where there Is the perfect lovo which casteth
out fear, and which Implies perfect equality; where each Is
anxious to please the other, aud their wills never come Into
conflict.
Tho hand of steel In a glove of softest velvet Is the
Ideal thing; strength behind, but all softness and gentle
ness to the front. There are some with whom It I nil steel
and no velvet; which may compel submission, but does not
make It willing; that a willing obedience Is many times
over worth that which Is paid as a hated tax Is a secret
of good government which It behooves every matter of a
household to learn ere he takes the reins.
DEAL AND REAL 10VL.
Ilr Mrs. OesHoatf Ifumpsrsrs.
Most women set out In life with an ideal ot
manhood, knowing little of the nature ot a man.
A girl's love la only too often a romantic longing
for tiio Impossible; a desire for Impassioned
adoration, such as she has read of In hooka
such as few men aro capable of giving; the rea
son being that while tbe girl la going through an
Initial stage of comprehension, the man has long
passed It. He knows u great deal more about her
thau she knows about blm, ami while she regards marriage
ts a revel of exactions and petty tyrannies be begins to
assert himself after tbe first captivity of courtship. A
love fc .nded on mutual sympathy and appreciation Is tbe
only love that can stand the severe tests of tllne, of hu
man Infirmities, and human weakness.
To Idealize tho lover It often a girl's mistaken method
of Idealizing love. Hut there is a wide gulf between the
feeling and the author or Insplrer of that feeling. He
may be, and often Is, the reverse of the Ideal. But she
Insists on Imagined perfections Instend of testing the actual
good qualities he may posses. Then conies tbe Inevitable
disillusion; the dlteovery of the feet ot clay, and the
broken reed, and all the other sadly sentimental reproaches
heaped by women on tbelr fallen Idols.
Marriage may be tbe Institution of reason and neces
sity. But love Is a demand. And considering It aa such
the wonder Is that the demand ts so lightly answered, so
readily assured. Tbe call of heart to heart, of kindred
soul to kindred soul Is no light thing. On the contrary, It
Is serious, solemn, nnd often tragic. It seems strnnga
thing that out ot a world of millions ono Individual Is poa
Ittvely confident that his or her life choice Is Uio one p
fectly suitable, sympathetic, and eternal,
TOUCH HIDE ESSENTIAL TO BUSINESS SUCCESS.
nr Jon A, nowiAKo,
The man who ran stand criticism unmoved
Is tho man who cannot be Interfered with,
swerved aside from his purpose, ami the Idea of
success Implies this marching straight forward
toward a definite end. You believe you have the
ability to gain the object of your ambition; don't
shrink nnd waver then becaiiso of (hn criticism
nnd disparaging nllltud of others. Ignore stric
tures on yourself and your methods; hold to your
fit 1 1 It lu yourself nnd march on. Consider the motto of the
soldier: 1 enro nothing for wounds; I earn only to defeat
the enemy." This uisn who marches on regardless of what
everybody thinks ot him may be little or ho may be great.
That depends on what there Is Inside his thick envelop
brains or sawdust. But whether he comes out well or III
tho remit will be something definite, clear cut. Whether
ho mako a success or failure ha will learn something from
the result.
Keep your eyes fixed unwaveringly upon the mark you
have sot yourself, without taking too much heed of criti
cism upon your efforts. Ilemember that no man of force
and distinction ever yet failed to make some enemies and
to bo stung by bitter criticisms, Only be sure you are right
and don't worry about what people think ot you, If you
are too sensitive to the other inn if opinion, you may meet
the fate of tho man who, from riding tho ass, rommnndrd
his sou to help him carry the beast, because somebody told
him that was tho right thing to do. The man who trlea
to pleats everybody, pleases nobody, and becomes a fool
for his pains.
RESPECT THAT IS DUE TO THE LAW.
Br fret Ollrsr. srsA
As a branch ot social science law lias been
a most potent factor In promoting human wel
fare, l'or eight centuries of continuous growth
tho sages of the bench and wise legislators, with
keen conception of private right aud distributive
Juttlco, have given the best, of tbelr lives to Ita
construction. Aud yet there are well meaning
people who profess a contempt for the law, and,
on an occasional miscarriage of Justice In Its ad
ministration, aro quick to denounce it as utterly Inadequate
to effectuate Justice between man and man. They lose
sight of the fact that wo lire in security ot rights of person
and property because there la law; tbat becaiiso of Ita sta
ble and beneficent principles and a general belief that when
violated those principles will be vindicated we are per
raltted to enjoy the fruits ot our labors.
There ts another class ot people who profess to recog
nize the rule of law nt right and proper, but who con
acloutly violate tbem, Tbo violation! are usually thote
which affect property right. They are prompted by per
sonal greed, Unlawful combinations for the purpose of de
stroying competition, unlicensed encroachments upon tbe
property ot others, reckless and extravagant management
ot corporate property for the purposo of Inviting mortgage
foreclosures and securing the appointment of receivers,
corrupt acta of boards of director under the dictation of
large stockholder for the purposn of squeezing out small
holders are violations of frequent occurrence In thlt day
of strenuous commercialism. These men do not belong to
what It popularly designated as the criminal rlats, but,
excepting violence and Intimidation, their arts are about at
reprehensible aa tbose of the footpad.
In timet of peace tbe ordinary citizen, not the lawyer,
nor the officer ot the law whoae sworn duty It It to stand
for the law nnd Ita execution but the business man nnd
laborer can furnish no higher proof of patriotism nor do
more for tho advancement and happiness of humsnlty than
by teaching, by precept and example, high respect for the
law and the means by which It may be vindicated.
He must have thought me very close
nnd thurllidi, to be to sparing of my un
awers after his klndnest; but the fact Is,
that I was undecided at the moment
whether I should make a clean breast of
all my troubles to him; be seemed so
kludly hearted that I felt sure be would
pity me. But the natural reticence of
my disposition, rather than any feeling
of mistrust prevented me.
"But jou're not going to walk?" he
Questioned.
"Yes, sir. I hava no other means of
getting there. I have a suit of clotbet
In this bundle, that I Intend to tell as
soon as I come to a town," I faltered.
The old gentleman-paused, and looked
very hard at me seemed, for a moment
to revolts an Idea and then said,
CHEATING 8WEETMEAT VENDO
Oriental Btory with a Moral Told ut n
Recent Hupper.
The Sabebzadu Nuxlr All Khan
i.pent several weeks In New York In 1
December, the guest of Jeffrey Durcen. '
The Kabebzuda I a graduate of the .
University of Oxford. On New iear'it
eve, at a supper party In bis honor, tbe
talk turned to tbe subject ot cheating
and deception, and thereupon the
young man said:
I suppose tbat our oil Itampur sto I
ry of the cheating sweetmeat vendor Is '
new ber e. It fs u story with a good 1
moral, and therefore I will tell it to
jou.
There lived In Itampur a vendor or
sweetmeats whose wife had we'ak eye. 1
One day this man went to see a friend
nt-the bazaar, and he left bin tttiill lu j
the womun's charge. I
" 'Be e-nreful, mind you, about the
change,' be said to ber; but neverthe
less, when he returned home he found
that sbe had taken lu a bad rupee
piece. .
"He could hardly sleep tbat night for
rage and borrow. In -the morning he
rose cetrly, nnd, determined to get rid
of the bad rupee, he set out tliront'li
tbe town.
"Boon he met a boy.
"Boy, be said, 'do you know the
sweetmeat shop of All? (AH was a
rlvul vendor.! Well, take this rupee,
go to All's shop and spend a pice for
sweetmeats there. Tbe sweetmeats you
may keep I want the change.
"The liy departed merrily, nnd n u
little while returned with his mouth
full.
" 'Ho you got the change without
trouble, eh?' said tbe man, us be count
ed It. 'And did All make no examina
tion of tbe rupee''
" Oh,' said the boy, 'I didn't go ns
far bb All's. I got tbe sweetmeats at
your shop.' "
THE GIRL OF 1005.
8h Wear Wide Rklrts and Is Called
th. "Ootd Field dirt"
"Looka like a 40cr," said an old fel
low from tbo coast.
"An" she I a 4'.er," said another.
And a 40er she certainly -Is. The
girl of MOT. who stepped aero the
threshold of tbe New Year, all blush
ingly, brought to the mind, not the
days of 1830. nor the dnys of IBiiO.
She Is not an empire girl, not a girl of
the Victorian era. not a girl of the
18S0 days, but a "4t)er," true and un
mistakable. The girl of 100." wear round skirts,
all ruffled and made to stand out. She
will carry a reticule. And her orna
ment will be a little fun. I'lion her
hands there will be long black gloves,
and she will wear a pokp Iioiinet and
NEW INTERNAL COMBINATION LOCOMOTIVE.
The. Southern I'urillc Itallroad Company I experimenting with n loco
motive that Is exported to revolutionize the transportation system of the
world. It I literally n power bouse on wheels nnd it designed to cover 100
mile lu nn hour. It Is tireless, smokeless nnd waterless, Its builders claim
that It I capable of hauling a 'AOOO ton train from New York to Kan Fran
cisco without a atop. The locomotive I propelled by a combination of com
pressed air. fuel oil power and electricity. It ha long been realized by engi
neer that the limit ha been practically renebed In the construction of steam
locomotive, and It I believed by tho best qiinlllled to form nil opinion that
this new Invention I ili'Mtlned to supersede nil steam propelling devices, at
least n applied to railway l!e.
Cold-lllooded.
"I came very near freezing Inst
night'! said the mosquito.
"But It wasn't cold," protested tho
fly.
"No," rejoined the mosquito, "but I
tackled a Boston man by mistake."
Tbe average man derives a lot ot
pleasure from spoiling some other fel
low's too.
tup. uint. or 11)05,
tbe sweet smile which goes with every
poke.
The girl of 1UO0 does not too at an
like the girl of a year ago, Never was
there so radical a change wrought In
au Individual In one year. Khe has
stepped out of her clinging skirts Into
full ones, and she has thrown aside
her picture hat for another one still
more picturesque. Her clothes are nil
pUture clothes, and she will be fash
ionable like a doll and destined to do
nothing, more useful than to look
pretty. '
In 181D yellow was the color. And
the new girl of 1005 wears yellow a
grcnt denC gold nnd Ivory nnd yellow
colored lace. Bhe Is called "the gold
Held girl."
Are Blondes to Disappear?
The somewhat startling 'statement
has been mnde tbat tbe blue-eyed,
golden-haired, aud llght-complexloned
variety of the human nice I In the
course of extinction, nnd tlmt. within
in few more generation, blondes) are
likely to become so rare In the world'
population thnt they may he looked
upon as curiosities, somewhat ul-
, In nos are today. The blonde typo
I has bi'on so oftep chosen by artists
I unci poets to represent tjiolr noblest
conceptions of human beauty that no
' one can regard even the bare sugges
tion of It extinction without dismay.
Moreover, some of tho world's great
est races and many of Its most mn-
i terful personalities have belonged to
till type, and It admirer have some-
limes gone so far as to aver thnt light
complexion, and in particular light-
i entered eyes, aro tbe favored livery of
the highest genius.
This Is undoubtedly nn extremo and
untenable Claim, yei u cannui uu uv
nled thnt history shows nn extraor
dinary number of men and women of
tbe first rank In all tne mguer neios
of intellect who possessed the charac
teristic marks of the blonde, nnd this
not only In countries where tbe light
type prevails, but also in lands like
Italy, where the general complexion of
the population Is dark. Oarrctt I.
Hcrvlss, In Huccess Magazine.
The Home of Musloal Fish,
Lake Battlcaloa, Ceylon, bat tho
probably unlquo distinction of being
tbe home of musical fish. Tbe sounds
emitted by tbeso are said to bo as
sweet and melodious as those which
would be produced by a series of Aeo
lian harps. Crossing tbe lake In a
boat one can plainly distinguish tbe
pleasant sounds, If an oar is dlppod
In the water tbo melody becomes loud
cr aud more distinct.
Bacon Why does be call bis dach
shund "Procession " Egbert Beoaut
It takes blm so long to pass a given
point. Yonkert Statesman.
fAMOUS OLD STAIEIIOUSE
NOW A RAILROAD STETI0N.
Through the lower story of tbo his
toric old statehonse In Boston, built In
1743, are tbe entrances to tho Devon
shire street station of the newly open
ed Kast Boston tunnel, Tho royal gov
ernor under tho first throe Georges
occupied these quarters when .Massa
chusetts had a colonial government.
Here John Hancock was Inaugurated
first governor of the commonwealth In
1780, and the State's general court sat
In this building until 1708. Tbe city
government had possession from 1830
to 1830, In recent years tbe upper
part of tbe building has been given to
toe collodion or me iiosion Historical
Society.
White man Is using bis Angers to
measure drinks, opportunities slip
through them.
PdEPEHO QAHU OK NATURE.
Chlin psttate Hliock Bishop of Hltrrn
l.ooiio and Ills I'limllr.
Mnsuii Mitchell, former rough rldor,
now United Hlnlcs totitnl lit .anil
bnr, linn found limny ixhl diversion to
enliven hla exile mid plcasn lilt tatto
for African adventure, hut timitng hi
African nciiunltitnnce liuuo held high
cr favor than "Brooks," n chlinpanzoe
whoso almost humnn qualities and
cultivated presence, nln. nro missing
from druwitig-room and pronitmndo.
Ho wns captured when quite young
by tho Mnnynmns In the west Congo
district, near I.nkn TiiiipmlUI, and
after adventures unrecorded wn
brought down tho const nml given to
the bishop of Hlerrn Loone. Hem ho
remained (or n year n a pet of tho
eccleslnstlcnl household, and was
taught many tricks by tho bishop, At
length tho bishop was married nml
his wlfo objected to tbo presence of
Brooks without clothing. As tho satdt
"If he's to be treated like a child
he mutt he properly brought up and
taught to wear such garments ns aro
seemly and decent."
A suit ot clotbea was made nnd put
on for the first time on n Hunday after
noon, when a ten wat to bo given on
the lawn. Wheu all tho guests wore
seated beneath the grateful shado of
a cocoanut tree Mr. Brook wns led
out lu his new nnd nwngger suit, a cut
awny coat, while waistcoat nnd check
ed trousers, and given hla customary
teat nt table, where he hai always
ronducted himself with the utmost
rate and dignity.
On this occasion ho behaved with
propriety until his share of the rat
able hsd been tucked awny. Then,
seeing that there was nothing to lose
by expressing 1:1s pent-up emotion or
protest, he tprang from the table and
rapidly climbed to the top of the over
hanging cocoanut tree, splitting his
now coat up the bark In hla reckless
haste. Safely perched aloft, bo pro
ceeded to tenr off hla clotbea, swear
ing scnndnloiitly, nnd threw the shred
ded garments at tho guests below.
Not satisfied with this expression of
opinion, Mr. Brooks picked Iho cocoa
nut from near by branches and hurl
ed them with deadly slip at the table
until the bishop and his guests fled
for their lives and the afternoon tea
was a total wreck. Outing.
WHAT IS HEAD IN GERMANY.
How th I.lteraluro Dlllcr from tbat
of America.
Tbo Germans are essentially a read
ing people ns much as. If not more so
than, any other In the world, says tho
Itovlow of Bevlews. The periodical
literature, however, extensive and
hlghciat as It Is, Is very different
from that of Kngland or the United
Btatos, and even from thnt of other
continental European countries. In
tbe first place. It Is n fact thnt the
fsrther south and eaat oua goes In Ku
rope, the lots Influential does he And
public opinion nnd the more servile
tbe press.
The French press tins less freedom
than that of ISnglaiid, and the German
leas thnn thnt ot France. German pe
riodicals differ from those of tbo Unit
ed 8 la tea and England In another re
spectthey nro more minutely differ
entiated. The Germane havu month
He, weeklte nnd dallies, and those
are usually devoted to some, particu
lar branch of literature, art, education
or Industry, and tbern la no publica
tion combining fact and fiction, Illus
tration, poetry, hlttory and humor, In
nil Oermnnysuch n we find so many
examples of In this country and In Kn
gland. If tho Kngllah. and American press
Is commercial, and the French artistic,
the German may be said to be techni
cal. There Is an Immense number of
periodicals devoted to technical Indus
tries ond handicraft. The literary
tyle of German pcrlodli-nl I not so
polished ns that of the French, nor are
theto periodical to attractive mechan
ically nt a general thing, hut they are
moro honest nnd reliable than the
French : and. Instead of being concen
trated In tbe capital or In any other
one large rlty, they aro published at
widely scattered points.
THREE MILLIONS A YEAR,
Hum Out of Which Jaiuinrs llmixror
Must Keep tip III Household,
Tho Ktnperor's yearly expenso of
living Is limited. Fur till purpose he
draws threo million dollar from the
nutlonal trcntury, HI perHon.il wealth
U not to bo spent on hi own living,
so thnt threo million dollar I lenlly
his yeurly salary uh manager of tho
country. Ho bn got to puy out or it
some one thousand employe. llio
lndy-ln-waltliig I said to bo paid ono
hutulrod and llfly dollars monthly.
I havo no doubt thnt even n washing
girl Is paid nbout seventy dollars.
Japsn is n country whero a laboring
mans wnget arc not more innn niiy
cents dnlly. The cnier cook or tue
imperial palace la paid two hundred
dollars a mouth.
Tho Kmperor dnlly fnre Is Jnpnn-
eso. He It periecuy Hniisiieu, ror
breakfatt, as a common Japanese It,
with a bowl of bean soup und ii few
similar dishes. But his dinner usually
appears In splendid style, In some
twenty course, although be always
denounces It as a utele extrava
gance. When any official feast Is held
-the chorry-blossom-vlowlng parly at
tho Kloshlkawa botanical garden, or
tbe chrysanthemum party at tbe Aka
sakn pnlnce, for Instance be will not
spnre nny expense in preparing nn
elegnnt Uuropenn bnnquot Tbe Em
press It the msntger ou such an oc
casion. She Is a noted economist.
She always gives a bint to her court
ladles and the wires of the minister!
how to arrange tbelr dresses and bow
to save expense, Hho 1 regarded as
an exemplar of loveliness ond woman
ly sweetness. There never wns a
woman truer to tie old teachings In
respect to womanly disposition and
demeanor. Buccesi Magazine.
Handy to Have Around.
"You don't mind 'hiy leaving so
many of these bills, do you?" said the.
collector, with a touch ot sarcasm.
"No, Indeed," replied tho woman In
tbe door, "Wo rather Hko It. The
children do tbelr examples on tbe
bicks of them."
Keep one eye on your enemies and
two eye on your friends.